In June 1823, Farewell sailed aboard the brig Salisbury as part of the company's first expedition to Natal.
Farewell returned to Port Natal in July of 1824 with a small group of thirty settlers—twenty Boers and ten Englishmen.
[3][1] Farewell and his party made contact with King Shaka soon after landing in Zululand, presenting him with a variety of gifts.
[1] A month later, in August, Shaka granted around 3,500 acres of land encompassing Port Natal to "F.G. Farewell and Company."
Nqetho had recently quarreled with Dingane and considered him an enemy, and was not sympathetic towards Farewell due to his trading with the Zulu king.
Lynx, who had armed himself with a musket and was keeping watch, kicked his companions awake upon hearing the assault on Farewell's tent and led them from the kraal.
[6] Lynx told Cane that Farewell and his party had been slain, causing Cane to promptly lead the rest of the servants into the bush to elude the Qwabe warriors, who soon reached the train and ransacked the wagons, killing all the horses and oxen and taking all of the beads.